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thanks for joining us. i'm will thomas. >> and i'm maureen umeh. tonight we have learned who the victim is and what she was doing when the car hit her and just took off. family members fear she may not survive. >> reporter: 25-year-old daniela was born in guatemala. most recently worked and lived about a block from where she was hit at 8:00 saturday night. struck just a few feet away from her boyfriend's home. >> i heard a thump and it sounded like a car hit another car. >> reporter: they are looking all they can to find a driver of what they believe was a small dark sedan, possibly a honda. they say the force of the impact caused some damage. and even a piece of evidence was left behind. >> it did leave the right-hand side exterior passenger mirror on the scene after it struck her. >> reporter: neighbors say this narrow stretch of carol avenue can be hazardous. many drivers ignore the speed limit we're told, even with a school just across the street. >> i've seen the crossing guard almost get hit trying to cross the kids to school. so people don't
thanks for joining us. i'm will thomas. >> and i'm maureen umeh. tonight we have learned who the victim is and what she was doing when the car hit her and just took off. family members fear she may not survive. >> reporter: 25-year-old daniela was born in guatemala. most recently worked and lived about a block from where she was hit at 8:00 saturday night. struck just a few feet away from her boyfriend's home. >> i heard a thump and it sounded like a car hit another car....
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for free transcripts or to give us your comments about this program, visit us at q&a.org. episodes are also available as podcasts. >> next, british deputy prime minister nick clegg speaks at the conference. after that, a conversation with former house speaker newt gingrich then, former governor met rham a speech to new hampshire audiences. >> tomorrow, political correspondent philip rucker talks about attitudes among suburban and urban voters. the and daniel pletka discusses conservative views on national defense out of the united states and david armor that the impact of school desegregation on school districts and local education. "washington journal," live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> the c-span video library is in the news this week is in the "washington post." with nearly every program since 1987, it is a great place to look for historical video. you will find it all free online anytime. >> the british house of commons was in recess this week. british deputy prime minister nick clegg spoke at his party's conference on monday. he listed the top priority of cuttin
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. >> give us a brief idea of what the book is about? >> the book is about the defection of 6 million african-americans from the south to the north, mid-west to the west. from 1915-1970 when the south began truly to change. >> i went to a movie last weekend. they handed me this as i went in. i'll read it to you. everyday more migrants are coming no the cities to seek a better life for their children. >> i wrote this book thinking of any country. it's a movie about the last train home where they have 150 million migrant that's live in the city each year. i want to talk to you about what you have written in the front of your book by richard wright. >> who was he and why did you pick him? >> richard wright was one of the greatest novelists of the 20 j century. he was a migrant from mississippi to chicago. he was the son of a share cropper and always wanted to write. i set out in 1927 to get to chicago. he spent almost his entire career. almost everything he wrote had to do with understanding the migrant experience he was a part of. >> he mo
. >> give us a brief idea of what the book is about? >> the book is about the defection of 6 million african-americans from the south to the north, mid-west to the west. from 1915-1970 when the south began truly to change. >> i went to a movie last weekend. they handed me this as i went in. i'll read it to you. everyday more migrants are coming no the cities to seek a better life for their children. >> i wrote this book thinking of any country. it's a movie about the...
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and the american people walked away from us. what we have in this proposal is not necessarily new -- the idea of fiscal responsibility, pro growth policies, openness and transparency in government are solid american ideas. what republicans are committing to in the pledge for america is taking important first steps in this congress to steer our national government back to the basic practices. >> congressman van hollen, do you agree? is this a return to core principles or is this a rehash? oh. >> this is a rehash. a recycling of the bush economic agenda. a new front page. otherwise, this is a xerox copy. the whole answer to everything seems to be give the folks at the top a tax break and they want to undo of the regulations and reforms on wall street. i mean, the problems on wall street led to catastrophe around the country. millions of people lost their jobs. and they're trying to do what lobbyists tried very hard to do but didn't succeed which is to say let's put those guys back in charge. it is a return to the bush economic age
and the american people walked away from us. what we have in this proposal is not necessarily new -- the idea of fiscal responsibility, pro growth policies, openness and transparency in government are solid american ideas. what republicans are committing to in the pledge for america is taking important first steps in this congress to steer our national government back to the basic practices. >> congressman van hollen, do you agree? is this a return to core principles or is this a rehash?...
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e-mail us at... we hope to hear from you, and we hope to see you next week for another edition of "hispanics today." hasta la proxima vez. >>> this sunday from new york, a special edition of "meet the press." this morning, we kick off a week-ng commitment at nbc news to "education nation." we will try to cut to the cor of the crisis in public education. this weekend's opening of the emotion documentary, "waiting for superman" is a powerful reminder that too many schools are failing our children, and america's competitiveness is suffering as a result. are resources the answer? facebook founder mark zuckerburg announced he'll donate $100 million to newark, new jersey's schools. how do we make sure theest teachers are in the classroom? what forms are working? and what can each one of us do to help? our discussion with around duncan, leading reformer and chancellor of washington, d.c. schools, michelle rhee,randi weingarten, president of the federation of teachers. and robert bobb, emergency financial ma
e-mail us at... we hope to hear from you, and we hope to see you next week for another edition of "hispanics today." hasta la proxima vez. >>> this sunday from new york, a special edition of "meet the press." this morning, we kick off a week-ng commitment at nbc news to "education nation." we will try to cut to the cor of the crisis in public education. this weekend's opening of the emotion documentary, "waiting for superman" is a powerful...
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and what can each one of us do to help? our discussion with around secretary of education, arne duncan, and leading reformer and chancellor of washington, d.c. schools, michelle rhee, randi weingarten, president of the federation of teachers. and robert bobb, emergency financial manager of detroit public schools. >>> but first, to politics and the fight for congress. >>> but first, to politics and the fight for congress. will the house, in this divided campaign season, fall to the gop? if so, what will republicans do in power? this week, republican leaders in the house unveiled their pledge to america, campaign manifesto that's the 2010 version of the gop's contract with america from 1994. the highlights -- extend the bush tax cuts, cut spending, and repeal health care reform. >> our pledge to america is that the republicans stand ready to get it done and beginning today. >> but the question is, are these new ideas or more of the same? here to debate that question among others, one of the architects of the republican pledge
and what can each one of us do to help? our discussion with around secretary of education, arne duncan, and leading reformer and chancellor of washington, d.c. schools, michelle rhee, randi weingarten, president of the federation of teachers. and robert bobb, emergency financial manager of detroit public schools. >>> but first, to politics and the fight for congress. >>> but first, to politics and the fight for congress. will the house, in this divided campaign season, fall to...
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having us all work together. when students graduate with real skills, they can continue their education, go straight into the workforce. those partnerships, we all have to move outside our comfort zones and work together. that partnership here in new york i think can be a model for the country. >> mr. secretary, we're going to move across the sun belt now. we're going to go to arizona state university in phoenix. where syleste is watching with students at the campus. >> reporter: they're responding well. there's about 70,000 students on the campus. 5,100 are majoring in education. we have amber reyes here. she's considering a degree in education. she's here as a freshman. what's your question for the secretary? >> hi, secretary duncan. you guys mentioned that many school districts are cutting teachers. and actually my sister and her husband, as well as many of their colleagues were actually pink slipped last year. in their low-income inner city school that they work at. so i was wondering what are you beliefs con
having us all work together. when students graduate with real skills, they can continue their education, go straight into the workforce. those partnerships, we all have to move outside our comfort zones and work together. that partnership here in new york i think can be a model for the country. >> mr. secretary, we're going to move across the sun belt now. we're going to go to arizona state university in phoenix. where syleste is watching with students at the campus. >> reporter:...
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for free transit or to give us your comments, visit us at our website. our programs are also available as podcasts. host[captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> british prime minister nick clegg speaks at this week's labour party conference. after that, newt gingrich. then it mitt romney talked to new hampshire republicans. >> tomorrow on "washington journal," washington post national political con -- correspondent talks about this year's midterm elections, danielle pletka discusses the conservative views of national defence and funding for efforts outside of the united states, and george mason university professor david armor looks at the impact of school desegregation on school districts and overall education. "washington journal" is live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> the c-span video library is in the news. they write that journalist on a deadline are using and not so secret source -- the c-span video library with nearly every program since 1987, it is a great place to loo
for free transit or to give us your comments, visit us at our website. our programs are also available as podcasts. host[captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> british prime minister nick clegg speaks at this week's labour party conference. after that, newt gingrich. then it mitt romney talked to new hampshire republicans. >> tomorrow on "washington journal," washington post national political con...
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a friend as calling us. -- brenda is calling us. caller: i wanted to tell you the experience my family went through with this. i lost my a nieces and nephews to integrate the kids. my nephew would come home every day beaten up by the black children. i do not know what was going on, i just know that migy in-laws were taking care of them and they went to the school and complain they cannot get anything done about it. they took them out and put them in private schools. guest: that is a common reaction. i do not think physical harm was common. it does not happen, but i do not think that is the predominant concern. i think it is simply the fact of parents in the suburbs are being asked to leave their community to go to a different school that may not be as good as the one they are at. i do think the issue with a private school -- one of the things that mandatory desegregation did is a cause a lot of white parents to leave school systems and make the school system even harder to integrate. sometimes whole school systems became predominant
a friend as calling us. -- brenda is calling us. caller: i wanted to tell you the experience my family went through with this. i lost my a nieces and nephews to integrate the kids. my nephew would come home every day beaten up by the black children. i do not know what was going on, i just know that migy in-laws were taking care of them and they went to the school and complain they cannot get anything done about it. they took them out and put them in private schools. guest: that is a common...
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joining us now. >> misplaced confidence. >>> blair taylor is with us. one of the things that urban league is involved with and something we haven't talked about as much during this conversation is parental involvement. >> right. >> and how important that is and howdy that can be in certain areas, especially urban areas. >> very much of a challenge, but critical. we have to start looking at education solutions from the bottom up versus the top down which means involving the community, involving parents, making sure teachers and students are involved in the solutions that we design. so traditionally what we've had is top-down management from a school district that would either at a local level, local school district or citywide school district that would be naming the mandates, outlining what curriculum is, planning for budget. what we're seeing now that is most effective is when you turn some of that back over to the school and let them make local decisions on curriculum or budget expenditures involving the students and teachers, you get a much better de
joining us now. >> misplaced confidence. >>> blair taylor is with us. one of the things that urban league is involved with and something we haven't talked about as much during this conversation is parental involvement. >> right. >> and how important that is and howdy that can be in certain areas, especially urban areas. >> very much of a challenge, but critical. we have to start looking at education solutions from the bottom up versus the top down which means...
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>> yeah. >> robin likes us. i came into it because my faith, my belief, kind of pushed me that direction. but in retrospect i would go all the way back saying i'd do it for love. because this is something that's come together out of love. >> aww! aw, shucks. >> so sweet. >> reporter: mary, janelle, and christine all live in one big house with their kids. robin, the newest wife, lives in a smaller house nearby. in all, there are 16 kids. >> she's a sister from the same mister, and he's a brother from another mother. >> somebody referred to us as polyg-litz. . >> that's how most of us are mown is pligs, polygamists. >> reporter: whether you think the browns' lifestyle is right or wrong, it is undeniably challenging. there's the challenge of supporting a huge family on just three incomes. cody and two of the wives work. and then there are the interpersonal logistics. cody sleeps in a different wife's bed every night. you must at times feel torn in four different directions. >> once in a while i give a piece of my m
>> yeah. >> robin likes us. i came into it because my faith, my belief, kind of pushed me that direction. but in retrospect i would go all the way back saying i'd do it for love. because this is something that's come together out of love. >> aww! aw, shucks. >> so sweet. >> reporter: mary, janelle, and christine all live in one big house with their kids. robin, the newest wife, lives in a smaller house nearby. in all, there are 16 kids. >> she's a sister from...